The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been granted an initial rating of 50 percent, effective February 19, 2013. His neuropathy of the left lower extremity and left upper extremity have also been granted increased ratings. The Veteran is now entitled to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's anxiety disorder was directly related to his service-connected chronic back condition, which resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Depression and Anxiety, Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1632505
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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